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proteolysis
CIDE DICTIONARY
proteolysis, n. [NL. See Proteolytic.].
The digestion or dissolving of proteid matter by proteolytic ferments. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
proteolysis, n. the splitting of proteins or peptides by the action of enzymes esp. during the process of digestion.
Derivative
proteolytic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. PROTEIN + -LYSIS
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